# MERCY IN ACTION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1096068
- **Other names:** MIA, THE SOURCE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Feb. 19, 2003
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1096068


## Contact

- **Address:** Unit 11, Foxcote Avenue, Bath Business Park, Peasedown St. John, BATH
- **Postcode:** BA2 8SF
- **Phone:** 01761 439512
- **Email:** enquiries@mercyinaction.org.uk
- **Website:** www.mercyinaction.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** A)TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENTS OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN BATH AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN THE PHILIPPINES AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY.B)  TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE SAID LOCATIONS AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.C)  TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE INCLUDING BY MEANS OF ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT OR ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE SAID LOCATIONS AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FITTT

**Activities:** MERCY IN ACTION WORKS IN THE PHILIPPINES IN CEBU AND MINDANAO AMONGST THE POOREST OF THE POOR. WE CURRENTLY SEND AROUND 400 CHILDREN TO SCHOOL AND COLLEGE & RUN 3 CHILDREN'S HOMES. WE HAVE FEEDING PROGRAMMES AND A DROP IN CENTRE FOR STREET CHILDREN, BUILD HOMES FOR DESTITUTE FAMILIES AND PROVIDE GRANTS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. 'FEEDING THE HUNGRY TODAY; EQUIPPING THEM FOR TOMORROW'.

**Area of benefit:** BATH AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN THE PHILLIPINES AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Accommodation/housing, Religious Activities
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin



## Areas of operation

- Philippines
- Bath And North East Somerset
- Bedford
- Buckinghamshire
- Gloucestershire
- Milton Keynes
- Oxfordshire
- Reading
- Wiltshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £5751932 | £5753668 | £482637 | 189 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £5214489 | £5614520 | £484373 | 168 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £4538761 | £4583995 | £884404 | 132 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £3525508 | £3158056 | £929638 | 123 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £2725833 | £2488941 | £562186 | 99 |



## Trustees

- **Hilary Jane Law** (Chair) — appointed April 27, 2021
- Craig Kinnear — appointed Nov. 17, 2023
- Craig Kinnear Chair — appointed Nov. 17, 2023
- FRANK CLARK — appointed Oct. 22, 2021
- Lesley Mcallister — appointed July 14, 2025
- Rhian Day — appointed Oct. 21, 2024